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Pakistan's water commissioner arrives in India, to inspect 140mw Miyar Powerhouse
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LAHORE – Pakistan Indus Basin Commissioner Mirza Asif Baig left for India on Saturday as New Delhi agreed to site inspection of the 140 megawatt Miyar Powerhouse at river Chenab in Indian-held Jammu Kashmir.

According to the Ministry of Water and Power, the delegates from Pakistan will at first reach New Delhi and later proceed to Kashmir. Changing the route of the Miyar Valley associated with river Chenab, the site inspection of the 140 megawatt powerhouse would continue from September 21 to September 24.

Officials stated that head of the delegation Mirza Asif Baig will demand the data related to water flow from river Chenab at Salal and Baglihar during the floods from his Indian counterpart Shri K Vohra. Pakistan has been insisting on Miyar Powerhouse's inspection from the past two years.

Earlier, the Pakistan Indus Basin commissioner had cancelled the scheduled visit over India's refusal to let Pakistan inspect the disputed proposed powerhouse at river Chenab in Indian-held Jammu Kashmir. India had reportedly finalised plans to build four powerhouses consisting 2110 megawatt at part of river Chenab that falls in Indian-held Jammu Kashmir.

Pakistan had objected to all four projects as per bilateral Indus Basin Treaty and according to a mutual agreement in September last year, India had promised to let Pakistani commissioner inspect the site and the project.

India Indus Basin Commissioner Shri K Vohra was supposed to send his Pakistani counterpart the inspection schedule between March 2 and 4 this year but the inspection plan for the said 120 megawatt powerhouse was dropped.

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

 

 

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